RDS Craft Award winner

I’m delighted to have been awarded a €10,000 RDS Craft Awards Bursary. It is a huge boost to my practice and also a real vote of confidence in my work.

I plan to use the money to create limited-edition art books, to develop a range of handmade books to sell through my website and also for further training in book design and production.

In early March, a judging panel of five craft and design professionals chaired by Irish artist, Róisín de Buitléar, reviewed the applications and shortlisted twelve candidates to attend interviews in the RDS. Physical examples of our work were shown to the panel and five winners were selected.

In addition to each winning a €10,000 bursary, I will be showing my work to the public on a free stand at Gifted – The Contemporary Craft & Design Fair held in the RDS in December. I’m really looking forward to this opportunity.

For more on the award and the other recipients, see here: https://www.rds.ie/rds-foundation/arts/craft-awards/2020-rds-craft-award-winners